Only 27% of Brown County students met 3rd-grade reading proficiency targets as measured by the most
recent state test.
2020/2021 School year
Children struggling in reading more frequently drop out or fail to graduate from high school and go on to live a life of poverty.
It’s a problem. It’s a problem right here in Green Bay.
Proficient readers are more likely to find employment, to earn more, and to support themselves better over their lifetimes.
Growing Resiliency addresses literacy needs by joining forces with other community organizations to provide high-impact tutoring while also promoting a mindset of resilience, viewing challenges and failures as stepping stones that ultimately will lead to success.
It takes collaboration. It takes commitment. It takes community.
Growing Resiliency
Tutors
Children
Growing Resiliency
One of the greatest gifts we can give children is to teach them to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning.